ACG San Diego: Inside the Group Connecting CEOs and Private Equity Investors in San Diego
In San Diego, the annual M&A conference is expected to be its "biggest yet"
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Connecting the San Diego M&A Community
“Over the past five years, the goal has been to bring more private equity to San Diego.”
Jay McCabe, a 20-year-plus commercial banker and board member at ACG San Diego, told me in a phone interview on a Monday afternoon. The long-time banking executive said that this year’s M&A conference will be its “biggest yet,” as it builds upon its 400-person turnout from last year.
Mr. McCabe, has been involved with ACG San Diego for the past 15 years, and stepped up to help organize the Capital Conference shortly before the pandemic, about four years ago.
He organized the first San Diego-focused M&A conference in 2019, and envisioned it as the best place to meet top deal makers in the area. Named CapCon for short, he said, it’s the place to make “meaningful connections,” with anyone involved in the M&A community.
The two-day-long gathering is for top investment bankers, private equity investors, and “middle-market” business owners seeking to exit their company in the near future. In the past, the global association has hosted fireside chats with well-known leaders including Garry Ridge, former CEO and Chairman of WD-40 as well as experts from private equity firms at The Riverside Company and HCAP Partners.